How to Add or Delete Credit Card and Other Payment Info in Chrome
But don't worry – you can always add your credit card information yourself directly. This way you have full control over what is synchronized between your devices and what needs to stay locally. In addition, you can also change or delete obsolete payment methods quite easily. So without further ado, let's see how you can do this in more detail.
Add credit cards to Chrome
Chrome offers two ways to save credit card information with. You can add your card details to Google Pay, making them available in Chrome on all your devices as long as you're signed in to the browser with a Google Account. Or you can choose to register your credit cards locally, which means you can only access them from the device from which you added them.
Register credit cards in Google Pay and sync with Chrome
Adding your credit card information to Google Pay is incredibly useful if you want your cards to sync across all devices. First, head to the Google Payments Center web portal using Chrome on your desktop computer, Android or iOS.
Once you're in the Google Payment Center, go to the Payment Methods tab, then click or tap on the Add Payment Method option. You can then insert your credit or debit card details. After that click or tap Save.
Note: Depending on your region, you can also add other payment methods, such as bank accounts, to Google Pay.
The saved payment methods will then appear in Chrome every time you come across a form that requires you to enter your credit card details. However, you need to enable the "Payment methods and addresses using Google Pay" sync option in Chrome in order for your credit card details to be available on all your devices.
If you have disabled it, go to Chrome Settings> Sync & Google Services> Manage Sync to turn it back on.
Register credit cards in Chrome locally
If you're not using Chrome on multiple devices, or if you're uncomfortable with storing your cards online in Google Pay, then save and keep them on one device. – even should do the trick.
To add and save your credit or debit card details locally, click or tap Payment methods in the Chrome settings on your desktop or Android device.
Click the Add or Add Card option, add your payment details, then click or tap Save. Chrome will then offer your credit cards whenever you come across an online payment form. If information about your card is also stored in Google Pay, all suggestions appear in the same list.
On iOS, Chrome doesn't offer a direct option that lets you save your credit card details locally. To work around this problem, you can turn off Chrome Sync (Chrome Settings> Sync and Google Services> Sync your Chrome data), fill in the details in a real online form, and then save the details when prompted. This should force the browser to store the information on the device itself.
Edit or delete credit cards in Chrome
Outdated credit card information, redundant information, and duplicate entries give you good reason to change or delete the saved credit card information. The process will depend on where the card details are stored – Google Pay or offline in Chrome itself.
Edit / delete credit cards in Google Pay
To change or delete the credit card information stored in Google Pay, you need to go to the Google Payment Center. Once you're there, just tap Edit or Delete to edit or delete your credit or debit cards.
Note: Certain payment details cannot be changed (card numbers for example). If this is the case, you should delete the payment method and add it again.
Edit / delete locally stored credit cards
To edit or delete locally stored card details, go to the Payment Methods panel in Chrome settings. The payment information stored locally does not have a “Google Pay” tag, which facilitates their identification.
On desktop computers, click the three-dot icon listed next to the details, then click Change or Remove as desired. On Android, just tap the entry, and then you can edit or delete the information. On iOS, tap an entry to edit it, or swipe left if you want to delete it.
Note: If you try to change the credit cards stored in Google Pay from the Payment Methods screen in Chrome, you will be redirected to the Google Payment Center.
It's time to go shopping
Chrome's ability to automatically fill credit and debit cards is incredibly useful and saves you a lot of time if you shop online regularly. Therefore, updating your payment information while deleting outdated information is essential for a seamless experience. Just weigh the pros and cons of keeping your cards online or offline, and you should be good.
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